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RAAF not allowed to fire ‘blank’ torpedos at US subs

31/07/201831/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4667 Views 0 Comments Orion

Following our editorial “RAAF caught firing blanks at live-fire range practice“, CONTACT fan John Clarkson was prompted to tell us

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P-3 Orion leaves Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai on it's way to conduct maritime security opperations in the Middle East. NZDF photo.
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Flying Kiwis help nab 400kg heroin

11/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4043 Views 0 Comments Orion, P-3K2 Orion

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft has helped a multinational task force seize 400kg of heroin,

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Kiwi Orion finds three lost souls – adding to 2015 tally

01/10/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3191 Views 0 Comments NZAF, Orion, P-3K2, search and rescue

A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft last night located a dinghy with three lost souls aboard missing near

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